Unlocking the Secrets of 10 T-Shirt Design Niche Research 2023 #45

About this video

The creator shares ten low-competition t-shirt niche ideas, opening with a demo of Placeit.net (his affiliate link) for live model mockups — choosing a t-shirt mockup, changing the shirt color, uploading a design, scaling/positioning it, and downloading the image — which he suggests for running ads. He then walks through niches, for each checking keywords, all-time BSR history, and Amazon result counts: ‘Sorry my hamster ate my homework’ (about 318 results, first sold in 2019 and selling consistently, extendable to dogs, cats, breeds and other pets, for kids or teachers); ‘I like airplanes and maybe three people’ for pilots (about 342 results, first sold in 2019 with odd gaps in its BSR chart he attributes partly to the COVID period and Amazon catalog changes); an autism design, ‘It takes a special mom to hear what a son cannot say’ (about 354 results, a passionate family niche that trends around April, which he identifies as autism awareness month); ‘I’m the oldest twin, I make the rules’ (about 397 results, a simple text design he says could be made in 30 seconds, with ideas mined from twin/sibling communities on Facebook or Reddit); ‘I’d trade my brother for a taco’ for Cinco de Mayo (about 432 results, scalable by swapping taco for other items and brother for sister/cousin/parents — he credits Cinco de Mayo as one of his first niches); ‘Don’t mess with the sound guy, I will mute you’ (about 452 results, 46 ratings at 4.8 stars, first sold in 2019 and consistently selling); a ‘Read-a-saurus’ dinosaur-and-reading design aimed at book, dinosaur and library reading lovers; ‘I was normal two Frenchies ago’ for French bulldog owners (about 490 results, first sold in 2023); ‘Schist happens’ geology/rockhound humor (about 518 results, first sold in 2022, selling once or twice a month then more in summer); and ‘Crunching numbers is my cardio’ for accountants (BSR below 50k, which he estimates at roughly four or five sales a day, with Q4/tax season tailwinds). Throughout he stresses simple, funny, text-based designs often beat detailed ones, and low result counts improve organic ranking chances without ads.

Key takeaways

• Simple funny text-based designs can be top sellers — several examples need no detailed artwork and can be created in under a minute
• Validate each niche with three signals the creator uses: keyword/title targeting, all-time BSR consistency, and total Amazon result count (the largest example here is 697 results)
• Scale one winning concept by swapping one element — pet type/breed, sibling, food item, or profession — to create many related designs
• Research unfamiliar niches before designing: Google the terms, watch videos, and join Facebook groups or Reddit/forum communities for a few days
• Seasonal angles (Cinco de Mayo, April autism awareness, Q4/tax season for accountants) can lift otherwise evergreen niches; Placeit mockups are his suggested tool for ad-ready product images

Episode details: published December 7, 2023 · 22:12 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are RJ Martinez’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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